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IBM Launches SOA Best Practices Portal

2005-06-30

IBM this week launched its first consolidated SOA portal, offering architects and devs Best Practices, business cases and based self-assessment tools. IBM execs also tell IDN their on-going SOA pilots will feed new SOA proof-points into the portal for all devs to use. See what SOA info is in store from IBM.

As F1000 firms continue to aggressively adopt .NET throughout their enterprises, many IT execs are looking for ways to better leverage their existing J2EE/Java assets with .NET. Identify Software, one of the nation's more innovative problem-resolution companies in the interop space, has compiled customer data and shared the Top 3 reported Java-to-.NET interop issues, and other insights.

Sun will release the full Solaris 10 codeset to Open Source during JavaOne. To provide insight on how enterprise IT - execs, admins and devs - will be affected, Integration Developer News spoke with Sun's Operating Platforms Group vice president Tom Goguen to create a quick-reference "Enterprise FAQ" for OpenSolaris. Get ready for the launch: OpenSolaris may impact your business and dev projects more than you think.

Application Service Providers (ASPs) are back on the IT radar, in the wake of IBM's $182 million buyout of ASP Corio in January. But, ASPs today can help IT staffs, not just end users or salespeoples. Yaron Sinai, CEO of Elementools, offers a Case Study for how architects and devs use ASPs to make their code design and delivery projects more efficient.

A growing number of devs are finding benefits in learning hands-on XML skills. For example, devs at Quadrix Solutions have found that the more devs know about XML, they have in their hands the best "applications glue" they've ever worked with. Take a look at 5 steps that can help you unlock the power of XML for integration.

Sun's vice president of Java's web services and tools says open web services are at a crossroads in 2005, and posits that there are five (5) keys that would fully unlock the power of these new, open technologies. Notably, Keller says, XML has the power to create a vast array of portable data options. He also says multi-vendor co-operation on a number of fronts, spurred by end user pressures, may unlock web services full power.

Borland is poised to deliver a new approach to tools platforms and dev training that could make it tons easier for IT and business to deliver succesful software projects on time, and under budget. See more about Borland's role-based approach to technology, training and Best Practices.

Borland Corp. will cut the ribbon on Borland University as early as this spring, bringing a new, solutions-driven focus to IT technical training. Get a peek at what educational assets Borland U. will bring to boost success rates for complex IT projects, and how architects and devs could gain skills to play more strategic -- and valuable -- roles.

In 2005, IT architects and devs will focus more on how to build 'business value' into their software, says a managing director for ThoughtWorks, a leading SOA services and consulting firm. See how execs at F1000 firms are combining SOA, agile and even Open Source to tune software to business needs.

ESBs are helping telcos grapple with their latest core mania - convergence. At telcos these days it's is all about getting data, services, provisioning, voice, video systems to work better with one another. IDN looks at how Iona Technologies mixing their Artix extensible Enterprise Service Bus with legacy-savvy reliability and quality-of-service expertise to change how telcos compute.

A growing number of devs are finding benefits in learning hands-on XML skills. For example, devs at Quadrix Solutions have found that the more devs know about XML, they have in their hands the best "applications glue" they've ever worked with. Take a look a the 5 ways Quadrix engineers use to tap into the power of XML for integration.

Over the last decade, enterprise IT managers have spent millions on CRM (customer relationship management) projects. But, now that the frenzied CRM spending is slowing, many companies are waking up to find they still don't have an easy-to-manage, unified customer data system. See why, even in a budget-constrained era, this customer data chaos is creating opportunities for Java, .NET and DBA developers that know the customer data territory.